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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1939
Page
5
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Twenty one members and three guests of the Lillian Guild of Emmanuel Episcopal Church gathered for a tureen dinner and meeting at Mrs. Thomas J. Kuhn's West Wayne street home. Mrs. Marjorie Peck led a post dinner business session. Upcoming event plans included rescheduling a November 24 card party to the third week in January and packing Thanksgiving caskets with the Women’s Auxiliary.
The meeting Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Albert Anderson's Stove Street home drew a good crowd. Mrs Neil Blackman led devotional time and Mrs Bryan Slowey, president, led business. Mrs Willis Brows spoke on ships Wae-Yoad with readings by ceports. Mrs Stowe and Mr dni Young reported on Cir anit meeting. Eric and Mrs Stowe reviewed the Home Missionary Gander da. Mrs O T Robbins reviewed a chapter of the home study book. A fine salad social followed, hosted by the Blackman hostess.
A new class of four candidates will be initiated into Catholic Daughters of America at St Edward's school tonight. A dinner at 6:30 will be served by St Edward's P P A, followed by the initiation meeting led by district deputy Mrs Laura B Hersch of Titusville.
The Presbyterian choir led by Mrs Ralph S Dewey will give a musical vesper Sunday at 430 PM at the church. The program features instrumental trio numbers by Willis Price Dr Harry Rhodes and Rey Gilbert A Boyd soprano solos and choral pieces. After dinner Miss Bertha Campbell will be surprised at a home gathering and Rev Leon Frank will officiate at tonight's marriage of Miss Betty Jane VanCise and Embert Earle.
A son of D J Baumgartner and his wife born Saturday in Williamsport weighs 6 pounds 15 ounces. Mrs Baumgartner is Leona McKay, daughter of Don McKay. A second son born last evening in Brooklyn to Kenneth and Florence Perkins weighs 7 pounds. Mrs Perkins formerly Miss Florence McKean of Elmhurst. Perkins is formerly of Corry.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls Church plans to buy Bibles for the Sunday School. Mrs Powell and Mrs Garl Carls led the routine business, with social planning and refreshments. A Christmas party is set for Wednesday December 16 at Edna Jonson visited her parents, then returned to Chambersburg, Pa, following the death of Mrs Shoemaker's mother.
A combined meeting of the first quarterly conference for several Methodist churches at Meadville Weldlass evening discussed the 1939 plan and missions. Dr Charles Greer presided as superintendent. Supper was served, followed by business sessions and talks on foreign missions in Angola Alpha and other fields.
Twenty eighth Division veterans gathered last evening at the Hotel Gong don Union City with thirty members from Erie North East Waltsbury and Tie City. The organization includes veterans of the entire county who served in the 11th Infantry and other units of the 28th Division. Arrangements were made for another meeting to be held at Waltsbury on Tuesday evening December 12 when officers of the organization will be elected.
The Cross Camp Meeting Association will hold a three day rally at United Brethren Church in Lake Pleasant on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Services are set for 1:30 PM Friday and 2:40 PM Sunday. Rev Oliver A Williams DD PhD, with a Pittsburgh musical ensemble, will lead the meetings.
A garbled notice touts a subscription contest by the Evenley Journal offering a new car or $500 as grand prize with additional cash rewards. It urges immediate subscriptions and claims broad support, while warning that failure to participate risks losing the chance to win. The message includes confusing dates and mentions a November deadline.
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